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Through the Looking Glass
By Jabberwocky Audio TheaterFiction
Through the Looking Glass episodes
- “The Snow Queen” by Hans Christian Andersen, Part 2 of 2
The conclusion of a Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen and the basis for the film "Frozen."
Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains robbers who kill secondary characters, threaten murder of the primary characters, and mysterious aging, which we’re pretty sure is symbolic in a Joseph Campbell kind of way.
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27 min - “The Snow Queen” by Hans Christian Andersen, Part 1 of 2
A Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen and the basis for the film “Frozen.”
Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains a hobgoblin who’s into Olympic-level mischief, mirror shards, roses, good witches, and very chatty crows.
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28 min - “The Ugly Duckling” by Hans Christian Andersen
The celebrated Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains arbitrary and capricious prejudice, depression, ducks being shot, darkness, cold, but, also, a joyous discover of self.
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27 min - “The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood” by Andrew Lang
A version of the classic European fairy tale of a cursed daughter, a valiant prince, and taking “sleeping in” a bit too far.
Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains ogres, attempts to eat children, and karmic justice.
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25 min - “A Tale of the Tontlawald” by Andrew Lang
A version of an Estonian fairy tale taken from the Violet Fairy Book by Andrew Lang and featuring a peasant, his daughter, and the strange and mysterious forest of Tontlawald.
Rated AD-G for general audiences
Contains cruelty and oddity with stepmothers, doppelgangers, consequences, and transmogrification.
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28 min - “The Street Musicians” by Andrew Lang, and other tales by Edward Lear and Aesop
We kick off our anthology series with a version of the German folk take “The Street Musicians” by Andrew Lang, “The Owl and the Pussycat” by English artist Edward Lear, and two fables from Greek storyteller Aesop.
Rated AD-G for general audiences
Unless you think robbers don’t deserve some animal-related karma or are allergic to runcible spoons, you should be fine.
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18 min
About Through the Looking Glass
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From “once upon a time” to before time began, enjoy an anthology of dramatic readings and other adaptations based on folklore and classic fairy tales from around the world.